Hey Steve -
We missed you and Wendy at CM. It was weird not having both of you there. But we got over it and had a great time anyway!
Thanks for sharing the link to the other Moab pics. I'm sure we will get some up here soon. Mine are still in the camera and I'm trying to re-adjust to the real world and get caught up on stuff.
I think it's safe to say that everyone had a great time. Wednesday was VERY windy driving up, but we made it OK. I followed Jon in his 4Runner and Mike was about an hour behind in his 80, but that gave the two of them a chance to try ham radio experiments for most of the trip up there. They talked via simplex and through most of the repeaters along the way - I'm sure you'll hear more details from them.
David Lawrence was also there with George from Los Alamos. We saw them for dinners and socializing, but I didn't run any trails with them. I also spotted at least one picture of David's 40 in the other picture link.
Thursday was a cold, windy day for wheeling, but I still had fun on Behind the Rocks. There were eleven trucks signed up, but only five showed up! There were two 40s, two 80s, and a mini-truck with a tube bed. I became the tail gunner on the trip and got a CM staff t-shirt to prove it. It's a challenging but fun trail. I forget where Mike and Jon were that day.
Friday was a much warmer day - started out cool, but warmed up nicely, without nearly as much wind. That was Moab Rim day for me. Another fun trail, but a little too much "off camber along the cliff edge" for me. But the scenery was fantastic. A much bigger group - 14 rigs total. We had 40's, a 4Runner, several 80s, and FJ Cruisers. I think Mike and Jon were on Steel Bender.
Saturday was a beautiful day on Metal Masher. Jon and Ann were in his 4Runner, and Vince rode with me (he had showed up Friday evening). Unfortunately, Mike missed wheeling on Saturday because of an eye irritation (contact lens issues). Metal Masher was a blast. We had about 8 trucks - a couple 40s, my 80, an LX 450, Jon's 4Runner, and a 60 series. After Behind the Rocks and Moab Rim, Metal Masher was a nice relaxing trail. We came across a J**p in the middle of the trail with a broken pitman arm, but luckily he had a mobile welder (driving a J**p, he probably needed one), so they were in the process of repairs. We were able to squeeze by and go along on our way. Our leader that day was Treeroot (Mike), who designed the logo for the back of the CM08 t-shirt. It's an FJ-25 with a reflection of an FJ Cruiser in the windshield. The theme was celebrating 50 years of the Land Cruiser - pretty cool shirt.
Dan and Sarah were there in both Cruisers - his and hers. She's got the Maul Cruiser now - it shows up in a few of the pictures in the other thread you referred to above. Also, we had a visit from Ali, Onur, and some of their friends from Chicago and elsewhere. They went on a cross-country tour including Canyon de Chelly and some Utah scenery. They ran Golden Spike on Friday to avoid the crowds (CM doesn't run it on Friday - too long a trail for dinner/raffle day) - all except for Onur, who was having some mechanical issues.
That's probably enough text for now. I know you really want some pictures! We'll see some soon, I'm sure.
Another fun Cruise Moab - I can't wait to get back!
Evan
I'm waiting for pics of me on the Rim, then I'll send some to one of you starry guys to post up.
. I guess I will have to retake them on the October trip.
Ok I am not the most computer savvy individual, but I cannot open in GE. Am I the only one? 
